https://fordfoundation.forms.fm/2020-digital-infrastructure-research-rfp/forms/8103 (partnership with Sloan) – look at current projects to get idea of possibilities
Open Philanthropy https://www.openphilanthropy.org/giving/current-priorities#Scientific_research, emailed 25/9/18
Thiel Foundation? http://www.thielfoundation.org/
Mellon Foundation (applied previously, but could try again with new experiment proposal)
Grant for the Web (web monetization) (first call 2020) https://www.grantfortheweb.org/faq
Mozilla Open Source Support Track II $10-250k (anytime) https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/moss/mission-partners/
ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (13 March 2019)
Chan Zuckerberg initiative (cannot find a portal for letters of enquiry!)
Gates Foundation (Don’t seem to have any appropriate avenues - “We do not make grants outside our funding priorities. In general, we directly invite proposals by directly contacting organizations”)
Arnold Foundation (“LJAF reviews all inquiries but does not accept unsolicited grant applications”)
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation?
National Science Foundation (US)?
Figshare?
Arcadia https://www.arcadiafund.org.uk/, emailed Ross Mounce 6 Sept
https://lets-fund.org/better-science/ (Chris Chambers used them for Registered Reports)
https://startsomegood.com/
Long-term funding options
charge organisations to host campaigns on platform (briefly mentioned in Wellcome application - feedback said could have had more information on long-term sustainability)
seek small amounts of funding from academic unions, universities etc.
charge a fee to users/organisations who want more detailed information on pledge data, e.g. country of pledge origin, career level
charge a platform fee for campaigns that include a crowdfunding component
charge users monthly fee
merchandise (badges/stickers/reusable cups) could sell to start off then use that to pay back cost of printing to them have items for giveaways at workshops. Propose this to potential founders = advert opportunity if they gold star support we stick their logo on our stickers…
Project support
Mozilla Open Leaders (apply June 2020)
Open Life Science (8 Dec 2019)
eLife Innovation Leaders (8 Dec 2019)
Mozfest 21-27 Oct (1 August 2019, travel support due 3 July)